Located 34.8320°N 67.8267°E, the two Buddhas of Bamiyan were c.570 CE and c.618 CE statues in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan – the time when the Hephthalites ruled the region. On 2 March 2001, the Taliban began destruction of the statues that lasted several weeks. The alcove remains.
Located 22.6175°S 117.1577°E the 46,000+ year old Juukan Gorge rock shelters were permanently destroyed on 24 May 2020 as part of mine expansion of Brockman 4. In 2014, the site was classified as ‘cleared’ for mining and removed from relevant risk registers, with ministerial consent under Western Australian legislation. Prior to its destruction, the site had been excavated in 2014 with the remains/artefacts stored at Rio Tinto Dampier office, in north-west Western Australia. The value of iron ore accessed from the area following the blast was AUD $135 million [2021].
The notion of alcove, recess, staging and protection [harbour] is pondered where the overarching [philosophical] structure becomes the fount of a work. A work does not go in, it comes out of that structure.
alcove series three. Western Australian ore, calcium carbonate, glass ground and pigment in wax. 515mm h x 457mm w x 327mm d. mid 052025
alcove three. composite view
alcove series one. Western Australian ore, kaolin, calcium carbonate, glass ground and pigment in wax. 385mm h x 322mm w x 212mm d. mid 032025
alcove one. composite view
alcove series two. Western Australian ore, kaolin, calcium carbonate and glass ground in wax. 576mm h x 413mm w x 272mm d. 042025
alcove two. composite view
figure
head, jarrah charcoal and glass in wax with synthetic gold foil. 250mm h x 210mm w x 150mm d. 10012025
wax head [what do you do when this land breathes into you] 2006 western australian geology, shell and pigment
hooded figure, western australian minerals and stone, glass and seagrass in wax. 370mm h x 260mm w x 210mm d. 27072024
figure with boat [exhibition narrative]
precursor: exhibition and performance NMTafe Gallery Central 2024. A collaboration between andrew stumpfel, alice cummins and soula vouyoucalos-veyradier.
objects
signalling flora, jarrah charcoal in wax with synthetic gold foil. Lhs: 280mm h x 200mm ø. 18012025. Rhs: 200mm h x 210mm ø.
signalling flora, jarrah charcoal in wax with synthetic gold foil.
composite image: signalling flora, jarrah charcoal in wax with synthetic gold foil. 18012025
signalling flora detail
signalling flora number three, jarrah charcoal in wax with synthetic gold foil. 165mm ø x 520mm l. 21012025
signalling flora number three, jarrah charcoal in wax with synthetic gold foil 21012025
bone. glass and eggshell in wax 150mm h x 440mm w x 130mm d. 27072024 collection of North Metropolitan TAFE, western australia
precursor interaction/performance by alice cummins, gallery central 13 november 2024 interaction shot by fionn mulholland [05:49], with bone
objects: minerals from western australia as pigment, eggshell, encaustic, jarrah charcoal and dye. 120mm h early january 2024
object study: plaster, egg shell, pigment and mineral prepared for assay 210mm l 122023
objects: minerals from western australia as pigment, eggshell and jarrah charcoal. 130mm h february 2024
object study: plaster, egg shell, jarrah charcoal and mineral prepared for assay 228mm h
boat. western australian minerals and flora, glass and pigment in wax 130mm h x 290mm w x 130mm d. 27072024
gestalt series early 122023
artworks cabinet
retasked/adapted/adopted furniture 2020
artwork + collection cabinet
precursor exhibition view : exhibition NMTafe Gallery Central 2024.
‘gentle cluster’ artwork by rebecca louise orchard 2011 https://rebeccaorchard.net/Informationisland studyplaster buildings artwork by shiloh perryesperance doll
precursor: exhibition and performance NMTafe Gallery Central 2024. A collaboration between andrew stumpfel, alice cummins and soula vouyoucalos-veyradier.
